Dr. G.P.C. Nayar

Chairman, SCMS Group

Vol : 7

No : 5

August 2011

A Monthly Newsletter of SCMS Group of Educational Institutions, Cochin

Vol : 9

No : 10

January 2014

A Monthly Newsletter of SCMS Group of Educational Institutions, Cochin

Edited and published by Prof. B. Unnikrishnan for and on behalf of SCMS Group of Educational Institutions, Prathap Nagar,

Muttom, Cochin - 683 106 and printed at Maptho Printings, Cochin - 683 104.

www.scmsgroup.org Email: scms@scmsgroup.org

Editorial Advisory Council: Dr. D. Radhakrishnan Nair, Prof. R. Sahadevan

Overcoming resistance to change and power of the mind at work

Most corporate change initiatives are met with tremendous resistance and, not

surprisingly, they do not succeed. Accordingly, managers and leaders need to

learn why this is so and what to do about it. Change is felt on a personal level.

Unless organizations address the biological and emotional responses to

change, they will continue to fall short of their attempts to lead successful

change initiatives. Alternatively, when leaders proactively focus on

how change affects the human system and how employees are

impacted, they are more likely to learn how to listen to the

resistance and speak the language that supports change.

Employees generally do not have all the information to understand

why the threat (change) is happening. Because they lack this

information, they tend to think in a way that obstructs the change

and it contributes to multiple levels of resistance. They quickly

direct their energy toward protecting the status quo. When

employees create stories without knowledge, (which aren't always

accurate) to justify the change and they spread misinformation

across informal networks within the organization, it results in

negative energy. And like the Titanic, which couldn't be stopped in

time once the iceberg was spotted, the momentum of negative energy

surrounding the change initiative cannot be halted quickly. When employees

feel threatened, they are more likely to leave the organization or they seek to

other departments not affected by the change. With key talent depleted, the

change initiative ultimately fails.

To achieve success with change initiatives, modify the way employees

think and feel about change. One way to accomplish this is by enabling

employees to self-discover the benefits of the change initiative through

focused communication. The ultimate solution is focus. Detailed attention

reshapes the patterns of the brain, leading to less discomfort associated with

the threat or change and the creation of new behaviors.

Today's organizations are comprised of multiple-generations, including

Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation Y, and Gen. X. Each of these has a

unique perspective and method for approaching organizational change. For

A two-day International Marketing Conference on 'Building Customer

Trust' (ICBCT2013) was held at SCMS COCHIN School of Business th th

campus at Kalamassery on 6 and 7 of December 2013. Mr.Vijay

Vijayshankar (Global Vice President, SAP Big Data Division, Arizona,

USA) inaugurated the conference. 'Social networks are the ultimate

platform to interact and share yourself in the present scenario to build a

concrete relationship in any job sector,' he said. 'This is a self introduction

to enter the world market to promote the business relations,' he added.

Dr. Padmakumar Nair (Director, Thapar Group of Institutions)

spoke on 'Trust, Transaction Cost and the Tragedy of Theories.'

Mr. Thomas De Lizaso, (Regional Manager, Decathlon, India Region)

International Conference on 'Building Customer Trust'

Mr.V.Vijay Shankar, Global Vice President, SAP Big Data Division, Arizona, USA

addressing the delegates on the occasion at the inauguration of the ICBCT 2013.

Dr.V.Raman Nair, Director, SCMS and Prof. R.T.R. Varma, HOD, Marketing Department,

SCMS also are seen in the picture.

In an additional event in the Grand Finale called 'Battle for the Iron throne'

which involved pitching winners from all the events against each other in

a rapid fire question round, Anoop M.S. of SSTM won this event in style

and was crowned the 'Emperor of Thrones.'

Mr. Ajith Sundaram's article titled Can Social Networking Keep Students

In School? A Proposal for an Ideal Social Networking Site for an

Educational Institution has been published in Zenith International

Journal of Business Economics and Management

Research, December, 2013 issue.

Mr. Anand Sasikumar, Assistant Professor, has been

awarded Masters Degree in Industrial Engineering on

November, 2013 by Concordia University, Montreal,

Canada.

Mr.Jomy Kuriakose, Councilor, Integrated

Counseling and Testing Centre (ICTC), District

Hospital, Aluva addressing the B.Com students on

Aids Day on HIV awareness. There was also a

positive mentoring session by Mr. Aboobackar,

Member of 'Prathyaasa' on the same day.

Aids Day Awareness Programme

Awarded Doctorate

Prof. Indu Nair, Director, SCMS School of

Technology and Management, has been

awarded PhD in the area of Human Computer

Interaction (HCI) for her thesis "Acceptance

of Technology as a Teaching Tool Among

Teachers: A Structural Equation Modeling of

an Extended Technology Acceptance Model"

submitted to Dr. MGR Education and

Research Institute University, Chennai.

Dr. Indu Nair

Director, SSTM

Mr.

Asst. Professor-SSTM

Anand Sasikumar

Mr.Jomy Kuriakose

challenged lady Telmi

Antony, Kallur house,

Manakkapady, Parur In

connection with world

disable day.

One day seminar on

Changing Trends in

Cyber Security Land-

scape was organised by

Computer Science and

Engineering department

on November 28. Prof.

Harjinder Singh Lallie,

Senior Teaching Fellow,

University of Warwick,

U.K. was the resource

person. Students of M.Tech Computer Science, Electronics and MCA as

well as faculty members from Computer Science Engineering

department attended the seminar.

Dr. Vinod P. Associate Professor-CSE and Ms. Asmitha K.A. final year

MTech Computer Science Engineering student presented a paper titled

Machine Learning Approach for LINUX Malware Detection in Security

Symposium SIS 2013 held at BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad during November

15 and 16.

Mr. R. Sujith, Assistant Professor-ME, presented a paper titled Neuro-

Fuzzy based simulation and experimentation of soft material cutting

using a Cartesian robot in the International Conference on Precision,

Meso, Micro and Nano Engineering, COPEN-8 held at NIT, Calicut during

December 13-15.

A chapter titled Similarity Measure for Obfuscated Malware Detection in

the book Information Security and Diversity published by IGI Global

publishers was authored by Dr. Vinod P. Associate Professor-CSE, Mr.

Alphy George and Mr. Rakesh P.R. BTech Computer Science

Engineering students.

A chapter titled Optimal features for Metamorphic Malware Detection

in the book Data Mining and Data Engineering published by IGI Global

publishers was authored by Dr. Vinod P. Associate Professor-CSE, Ms.

Sonal Ayyappan, Associate Professor-CSE, Mr. Jikku Kuriakose, final

year MTech Computer Science Engineering and Mr. Ansari T.K. BTech

Computer Science Engineering students.

The following offers were made by various organizations in November to

our 2013 and 2014 batch students:

1. UST Global - 22 offers (2014 batch)

2. IBS Software - 4 offers (2014 batch)

3. DGS Technical Services - 6 offers (2013 batch)

Results of campus recruitments by IBM India Pvt. Ltd and Tech Mahindra

are awaited.

Placement News

Mr. K.K Gopalakrishnan, former NSS Program Officer, Mr.

Sujay K, Assistant Professor-AU and Mr. Antony, Lab

Instructor-AU along with Ms. Telmi Antony

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example, Baby Boomers prefer talking, and respond better to face-to-face

meetings and teleconferences. On the other hand, Generation Y employees

prefer the immediacy of technology that offers remote social networking. They

like to get and give information quickly, whether through podcasts, texting, or

the use of popular social networks like Facebook, Yammer, and Twitter.

Incorporate the subtle differences among these groups into

change initiative plans to decrease resistance and increase

acceptance.

Coaching assists employees to shift their thinking out of their

comfort zones and normal habit-forming behaviors in order to

form new ideas and actions. Coaching does not involve telling

employees what to do or giving them all the answers. Rather it

creates a space where employees use self-discovery and

understanding about what keeps them from learning, growing,

and achieving success. In this environment, they own the

problem and the solution. They are more willing to put forth the

effort to achieve success. They understand the bigger picture

of the change initiative, how they fit in, and how their

contributions matter. When change programs succeed, energy surrounds the

organization. New ideas sprout up, and projects move forward with ease.

They expend energy in a positive way because they feel validated and

needed by the organization. They sense the organization is taking their needs

into consideration during this transition, and therefore feel less threatened,

safe, and comfortable again.

When the different aspects of individuals: habits, brain function, and comfort

levels of the change initiative are considered and incorporated into the plan,

the organization will have taken the necessary steps to facilitate an energetic

and successful transformation.

Wish you all a very HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.

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Seminars and Workshops

Dr. Vinod P. Associate Professor-CSE and Ms. Dhanya K.A. Assistant Professor-CSE

attended National workshop on Cloud Computing at Amrita Arts and Science, Kochi

during October 20 to 22.

Mr. Varun G. Menon, Assistant Professor-CSE and Mr. Renjith R. Nair, System

Administrator attended one day seminar on 'IPv6-The next generation Internet

Protocol' organized by Spectrum Softtech Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Kochi in association

with Department of Telecommunications on November 21.

Campus Activities

A wheel chair with special features designed and fabricated by students of Automobile

engineering department was donated to a physically challenged lady Telmi Antony,

Kallur house, Manakkapady, Parur In connection with world disable day.

Seminars and Workshops

Campus Activities

Dr. Vinod P. Associate Professor-CSE and

Ms. Dhanya K.A. Assistant Professor-CSE

attended National workshop on Cloud

Computing at Amrita Arts and Science,

Kochi during October 20 to 22.

Mr. Varun G. Menon, Assistant Professor-CSE and Mr. Renjith R. Nair,

System Administrator attended one day seminar on 'IPv6-The next

generation Internet Protocol' organized by Spectrum Softtech Solutions

Pvt. Ltd, Kochi in association with Department of Telecommunications on

November 21.

A wheel chair with special features designed and fabricated by students

of Automobile engineering department was donated to a physically

discussed how Decathlon relied on building customer trust in India.

Mr. Vikas Malhothra (Chief Marketing Manager, India Today) explained

how Ability, Believability, Communication, Demonstration, and

Expectation became the Pillars of Trust of his organization.

Dr.R.Padmakumar (Senior Consultant Surgeon and Medical Director,

Sunrise Group) stressed on innovations that enhanced patient

satisfaction.

On the second day, Mr.Mohana Krishna H.(VP, Foreign Exchange,

Thomas Cook) elaborated on their market strategy which was built on

customer trust. Mr.Deepinder Kapani (Vice President, Bombay Dyeing)

spoke on franchising. Dr.S.Sudheendran (HOD, GI Surgery, AIMS,

A two day youth seminar on 'New Ideas for a New Tomorrow Promoting

Innovation and Youth Participation' was held at SCMS campus at th th

Kalamassery on 12 and 13 of December 2013. The conclave was

organized at the initiative of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports,

Government of India in association with the Environment Engineering

Department, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology (SSET),

Karukutty and The Energy and Research Institute (TERI), Bengaluru.

Dr.GPC Nayar, Chairman, SCMS Group inaugurated the meet.

Innovation is a constant process of bringing changes to make it useful to

the society, Dr.Nayar remarked in his inaugural address. SCMS was

chosen as the venue of the seminar in South India. 200 delegates from

various institutions participated. The SSET students, Preet K. Lawrel

(BTech, Civil) and Ashly Mary Mammen (MTech Environmental) rd

have been selected for the Yuva Meet 2014 to be held in New Delhi on 3 th

and 4 of February. Vishnuraj K.(BTech Civil) and Ashly Mary Mammen

(MTech) have been awarded prizes in essay writing and poster designing

respectively.

Innovation is a constant process of

bringing changes -- Dr. GPC Nayar

SCMS Chairman Dr.GPC Nayar inaugurating the National Youth Seminar on 'New Ideas for

a New Tomorrow' at SCMS Campus,Prof. M.Madhavan, Director, SSET and Ms.Avanthi

Roy Basu, Associate Fellow and Area Convener, TERI also are seen in the picture.

Dr. M.P. Sukumaran Nair, former Special Secretary, Government of

Kerala and Director, Green Technology and Management, delivered the

key note address. Prof.M.Madhavan, Director, SSET, Ms.Avanthi Roy

Basu, Associate Fellow and Area Convener, TERI, Ms.Harika Reddy,

Research Assistant, TERI, Ms.Pavithra Jadav, Research Associate,

TERI, participated in the inaugural session. Dr. C.Rajan, Centre

for Heritage Environment and Development of Cochin Corporation,

Dr. Shaju Thomas, Associate Professor and HOD, Zoology Department,

Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha, Prof. C.K. Rajan, Director CSWTM and

Chair for Climate and Environmental Changes, SCMS and Mr. C.

Jayaraman, Senior Manager, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, were

the speakers in the various sessions of the two day conclave. Dr. K.

Paulose Jacob, Pro Vice Chancellor of Cochin University of Science and

Technology was the chief guest in the valedictory function and he gave

away the prizes. Prof.K.J.Paulose, Dean, SCMS chaired the sessions as

the moderator.

SCMS Group of Educational Institutions signed a Memorandum of

Understanding with People's Friendship University, formerly Patrice

Lumumba University in Russia, for academic collaboration for a wide range

of programmes. As per this agreement student of SCMS can go over to

Russia and join the University for one more year of study in Engineering

and obtain a B.Tech. degree of the PFU in addition to the BTech, they have

already secured from SCMS. Engineering is a five year programme in

Russia.

Exchange of students and faculty also is envisaged under the agreement.

The dual B.Tech. from India and Russia will provide wide range of

opportunities for jobs in Russia where technically qualified professionals

are needed in large numbers. As a policy, the Russian Government

welcomes technically qualified professionals from India. This was

disclosed by Dr.Nikolay Kislyy, Dean of the University, after signing the

agreement. He said that the University and SCMS would redesign the

syllabus and course of study to suit the requirements of the Russian

industries once this agreement becomes operational. Dr.Pradeep

P.Thevannoor, Vice Chairman of SCMS Group, Prof.Pramod

P.Thevannoor, Sr. Group Director, Prof. P.C.Pillai, Group Director and

Dr.V.Raman Nair, Director and Prof.K.J.Paulose, Dean, SCMS COCHIN

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS were present on the occasion. Dr.Nikolay Kislyy

visited SCMS COCHIN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, the Biotechnology

Research Institute (SIBB-R&D), and the SCMS School of Engineering &

Technology of the Group and expressed great appreciation for the high

quality of infrastructural facilities provided. The MoU is the fruitful

culmination of the academic initiative taken by Dr.Pradeep P.Thevannoor,

Vice Chairman of SCMS Group.

The Russian Ministry of Education has already agreed to grant

equivalence to PGDM Programme of SCMS and also M.Sc, MTech

Programmes of SCMS Institute of Bioscience and Biotech Research and

Development. (SIBB R &D) equivalent to the Degrees awarded by Russian

Universities. The Government has also in principle agreed to accredit the

PGDM of SCMS as it already has International Accreditation from ASBSP,

USA.

SCMS and Friendship University of Russia:

MoU Signed

MoU exchange between Dr.GPC Nayar, Chairman, SCMS Group and Dr.Nikolay Kislyy,

Dean of People's Friendship University. Dr.Pradeep P.Thevannoor, Vice Chairman of

SCMS Group, Dr.V.Raman Nair, Director. SCMS, Prof.Pramod P.Thevannoor, Sr. Group

Director, SCMS, Prof. P.C.Pillai, Group Director and Prof.K.J.Paulose, Dean, SCMS are

seen in the picture.

Industrial Visit

PGDM Students Bag H.R.

Game Competition

Home Coming

Talk

Judging Panel

The students and faculty members of

Systems and Operations embarked on an th

industrial visit to Bengaluru on 24

November 2013. They visited the Excon

International Construction Equipment and Technology Expo and Bharat

Electronics Ltd (BEL). The team consisted of 21 students along with two

faculty members, Prof.Srikrishnan S. and Mr.Prakash George.

The students along with faculty members, Prof.Srikrishnan S. and Mr.Prakash George

during an industrial visit to Bengaluru.

Nita Raghupathi and Jayeeta Putatunda,

the H.R and Finance students have

bagged H.R. Games in the Inflore 2013,

management fest held at

H.R. Games winners in the 'Inflore'2013, management fest

held at

Dr.Justin Paul, Professor, Graduate School

of Business Administration, University of

Peurto Rico, U.S.A. and Mr. Vijay Saini, Senior Lecturer,

Manaukau Institute of Technology, Auckland New Zealand, th

interacting with the PGDM students on 18

of December.

The topics of the presentations were Japanese

Management strategies-Insight for Indians and Indian

Dexterity in Economic Crisis Management.

Prof.K.J.Paulose, Dean, SCMS was nominated as one of the 3 members

of the judging panel at the Kerala State level Quality Circle competition

Rajagiri Centre

for Business Studies, Kochi. Leya

Elizabeth and Vineed Vijay (H.R.

department) secured the second prize.

Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies.

th th

A family meet was held by batch 10 students of PGDM on 6 and 7 of

December 2013 in the South Kalamassery, campus.

Dr.Radha P.Thevannor, Director, SSTM, Dr.Filomima P.George and Prof. K.J.Paulose,

Deans, SCMS, Dr.V.Raman Nair, Director, SCMS and Dr. Indu Nair, Director, SSTM are with

batch 10 PGDM students along with their families.

Mr.Vineeth P.Mathew, Senior Specialist Learning, Synthite

Industries Ltd, addressing PGDM students on 11th of

December at the Seminar Hall, as a part of III programme.

th

held at Abad Nucleus Mall, Kochi on 28 November 2013 organized by the

Confederation of Indian Industry.

Prof. K.J.Paulose, Dean, SCMS participating in the State level Quality Circle Competition.

The Students have participated in a campaign against unnecessary

honking as a part of the No Honking Day on 11th December 2013

organised by the Young Indians, Kochi Chapter in association with State

Motor Vehicle Department and City Police.

Students in the 'No Honking Day' awareness programme

Mr.Sudheer Sudhakaran, Associate Professor was invited to attend the th

Kochi edition of 'The Future of Power Talks' series held in Kochi on 24

November, 2013. Similar talks are being held worldwide.

No Honking Day

The Future of Power Talks

Jubilant SSTM students with overall trophy:

COM ARENA 7.0 Management Fest

MBA students with overall trophy in 'Inflore'

2013, Management Fest organized by

Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies, Kochi.

Mr.Vineeth P.Mathew

Dr.Justin Paul

Mr. Vijay Saini

Kochi) gave a talk on building patient trust. Dr.Chandramohan (Director,

Management Institute, College of Engineering, TVM), Mr.Mohan Pillai

(Director, Krafts Foods) and Mr.S.Gopakumar, Unit Head Kerala,

Apollo Tyres led discussions. Dr.V.Raman Nair Director of SCMS

COCHIN School of Business welcoming the dignitaries and the

participants, pointed out how the concept of customer service and

relations has matured over years to the concept of the customer trust.

Prof. R.T.R.Varma, HOD of Marketing Department had given an

introduction to The ICBCT 2013.

Mr.Gopi Nambiar (G.M, Leela Info Park, Kochi) delivered the valedictory

address.

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SSTM Bags Two Overall

Championships

The junior batch of 15 MBA students from

SCMS School of Technology and

Management have bagged overall

championship in COM ARENA 7.0, a Management Fest organised by

St.Thomas College, Palai on 7th December 2013. 52 Colleges

participated in the fest. The Best Management Team which won the first

prize comprised Jerin Thomas, Nikhil Reji Varghese, Abhilash Nair,

Jerin Baby, Yadu Krishnan,Vinay Krishnan. Nawaf Musawa secured

First prize in Best Manager category.

MBA students of SCMS won the Overall Championship in the 'Inflore'

2013, the National Level Management Fest, hosted by Rajagiri Centre for

Business Studies, Kochi on November 21st and 22nd of November 2013.

A total of 54 colleges from all over the country participated in the event.

The team (Anoop M.S., Sona Mathew, ChristinaT.V, Anu M.Nair) got first

prize in Finance Game. Shreejith Vijayan, Joy Peter, Vishnu G., AthiraG.

Won the 2nd prize in Marketing Game. Anulakshmi was adjudged the Best

Manager.

SSTM Bags Two Overall Championships

The junior batch of 15 MBA students from SCMS School of Technology

and Management have bagged overall championship in COM ARENA

7.0, a Management Fest organised by St.Thomas College, Palai on 7th

December 2013. 52 Colleges participated in the fest. The Best

Management Team which won the first prize comprised Jerin Thomas,

Nikhil Reji Varghese, Abhilash Nair, Jerin Baby, Yadu Krishnan,Vinay

Krishnan. Nawaf Musawa secured First prize in Best Manager category.

A total of 54 colleges from all over the country participated in the event.

The team (Anoop M.S., Sona Mathew, ChristinaT.V, Anu M.Nair) got first

prize in Finance Game. Shreejith Vijayan, Joy Peter, Vishnu G., AthiraG.

Won the 2nd prize in Marketing Game. Anulakshmi was adjudged the Best

Manager.

In an additional event in the Grand Finale called 'Battle for the Iron throne'

which involved pitching winners from all the events against each other in a

rapid fire question round, Anoop M.S. of SSTM won this event in style and

was crowned the 'Emperor of Thrones.'

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